PST 178/COM 495 Digital Storytelling (3 credits)The traditional craft of storytelling takes on a new form through the use of digital media. This online course introduces students to the methods and strategies for the design and production of digital media as well as creative digital stories for dissemination on the internet. Students will assume the role of writer, director, producer, and editor. They will use multimedia technology to produce their own new media and digital stories from text and storyboarding, to the moving image and interactive environments. As storytellers, they will make use of photographs, documents, community archives, and their own recorded videos to create a short digital story. The course will also explore creative digital storytelling techniques as a tool in education plus copyright and fair use as it applies to digital storytelling. Prerequisite: Permission of department Tuition: PST: $804; Undergraduate: $2174.70RID CMP: Gallaudet University is an approved RID CMP sponsor for continuing education activities. This Professional Studies program is offered for 4.5 CEUs at the introductory content knowledge level. Please click here for Academic Coursework Activity Report Form. Course Materials: TBA

PST 301 ASL I (3 credits)This course introduces the basics of American Sign Language (ASL) and is designed for students who have little or no previous knowledge of ASL. Readiness for learning will be approached via visual-gestural communication techniques, visual discrimination, and visual memory exercises. ASL questions, commands, and other simple sentence structures are introduced to develop rudimentary conversational skills in ASL. Information about the Deaf Community and Deaf Culture will be introduced.Prerequisite: NoneTuition: $804 Course Materials: Lentz, E.M., Mikos, K., and Smith, C. 2008. Signing Naturally Units 1-6: Student DVD & Workbook

PST 302 ASL II (3 credits)This course is designed to continue development of American Sign Language (ASL) skills with primary focus on refining the use of basic ASL sentence types. Pronominalization, classifiers, spatial referencing, pluralization, and temporal and distributional aspects are introduced. Students will learn routine communicative functions of the language: asking, requesting, providing clarification, giving and asking for directions. Information about the Deaf Community and Deaf Culture will be included.Prerequisite: ASL I with a grade of "B" or better, or equivalent and permission of program coordinator.Tuition: $804 Course Materials: Lentz, E.M., Mikos, K., and Smith, C. 2008. Signing Naturally Units 7-12 Student DVD & Workbook.

PST 322/ASL 270 ASL and English: Comparative Analysis (3 credits)This online course covers areas of vocabulary, semantics, grammar and organization of ASL and English. Students look at the linguistic aspects of both languages and compare the two. The class also covers word classes and sentence structure of both languages. To assist students in understanding the structure of both languages, discussion of how languages work is included.Prerequisite: GSR 103 or permission of department; contact h-dirksen.bauman@gallaudet.edu.Tuition: PST: $804; Undergraduate: $2174.70 RID CMP: Gallaudet University is an approved RID CMP sponsor for continuing education activities. This Professional Studies program is offered for 4.5 CEUs at the introductory content knowledge level. Please click here for Academic Coursework Activity Report Form. Course Materials: All materials will be posted in Blackboard.

PST 260/DST 316 Disability Studies (3 credits)This course will introduce students to the field of Disability Studies. As an emerging interdisciplinary field of study, Disability Studies does not approach disability as a "medical condition, but as a human condition" (Charlton). Instead of studying the causes and rehabilitation of persons with disabilities, the class will explore the historical, social, political, religious, philosophical, and cultural influences that construct the category of "disability." The class will also examine how persons with disabilities construct their own meanings and identities.Prerequisite: DST 101 or GSR 103 or permission of department; contact h-dirksen.bauman@gallaudet.edu.Tuition: PST: $804; Undergraduate: $2174.70 RID CMP: Gallaudet University is an approved RID CMP sponsor for continuing education activities. This Professional Studies program is offered for 4.5 CEUs at the introductory content knowledge level. Please click here for Academic Coursework Activity Report Form.Course Materials: 1) Linton, Simi (1998) Claiming Disability: Knowledge and Identity. New York University Press. 2) Davis, Lennard (1995) Enforcing Normalcy: Disability, Deafness, and the Body. Verso; First Edition (US) First Printing.

PST 202/DST 311 Dynamics of Oppression (3 credits)Students are expected to produce a documentation that critically examine and discuss oppression as idea from more than one dimension along with case studies. Prerequisite: DST 101 or GSR 103 and permission of Department; contact h-dirksen.bauman@gallaudet.edu.Tuition: PST: $804; Undergraduate: $2174.70 RID CMP: Gallaudet University is an approved RID CMP sponsor for continuing education activities. This Professional Studies program is offered for 4.5 CEUs at the introductory content knowledge level. Please click here for Academic Coursework Activity Report Form.Course Materials: TBA

PST 213/DST 202 Introduction to Cultural Studies (3 credits)This course investigates how culture shapes the way people see the world. Students will explore cultural readings and examine various texts around us to understand how culture,identity and history frame experiences. Traditional courses in cultural studies assume that the meanings in this world are central in creating us -- individually and collectively. Students will examine how culture transmits a view of the world and power through critical analysis.Prerequisite: Permission of department is required; contact h-dirksen.bauman@gallaudet.edu.Tuition: PST: $804; Undergraduate: $2174.70RID CMP: Gallaudet University is an approved RID CMP sponsor for continuing education activities. This Professional Studies course is offered for 4.5 CEUs at the introductory content knowledge level. Participants interested in CEUs will need to submit an Academic Coursework Activity Report Form.Course Materials: TBA

PST 210 Introduction to Deaf Studies (3 credits)This online course helps students appreciate deaf culture, American Sign Language, and the deaf community as contributors to the heritage in the United States and abroad. It gives students a chance to reevaluate these contributions through scholarship and research in advanced courses. Prerequisite: DST 101 or GSR 103 and permission of Department; contact h-dirksen.bauman@gallaudet.edu.Tuition: PST: $804; Undergraduate: $2174.70RID CMP: Gallaudet University is an approved RID CMP sponsor for continuing education activities. This Professional Studies program is offered for 4.5 CEUs at the introductory content knowledge level. Please click here for Academic Coursework Activity Report Form.Course Materials: TBA

PST 375 Learning Language by Eye or by Ear (1 credit)This one-credit course is designed to introduce the layperson to the basics of first language acquisition, focusing on sign language acquisition as the point of departure. The first few lectures of the course will provide a crash-course in linguistics for beginners, as well as provide background for the importance of studying child language development, particularly in the context of deafness and sign language. The remainder of the course is organized chronologically, from birth to 36 months, highlighting the major developmental milestones for each age and expanding to discuss current research on selected topics of interest for each age period. Prerequisite: high school diploma or GED Tuition: PST: $268RID CMP: Gallaudet University is an approved RID CMP sponsor for continuing education activities. This Professional Studies program is offered for 1.5 CEUs at the introductory content knowledge level. Please click here for Academic Coursework Activity Report Form. Course Materials: Golinkoff, R. and Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2000). How Babies Talk: The Magic and Mystery of Language in the First Three Years of Life. ISBN: 0-452-28173-3 (pbk.) Also available as a Kindle Book.

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PST 229/DST 410 Multicultural Lives: Ethnographic Studies (3 credits)This course will focus on cultural issues, values, behaviors, identities and language of Deaf people from diverse ethnic and racial backgrounds. Students will examine autobiographies, documentaries, films, videos, and academic literature to help understand the contributions and historical development of the emerging majority of the Deaf community that is underrepresented in the United States and the world.Prerequisite: Permission of department is required; contact h-dirksen.bauman@gallaudet.edu. Tuition: PST: $804; Undergraduate: $2174.70RID CMP: Gallaudet University is an approved RID CMP sponsor for continuing education activities. This Professional Studies program is offered for 4.5 CEUs at the introductory content knowledge level. Please click here for Academic Coursework Activity Report Form.Course Materials: Many journal articles are available through the Gallaudet Library databases and you are encouraged to download them for your personal use.

PST 203/DST 314 Oral Traditions in the Deaf Community (3 credits)The dynamics of oral cultures and their traditions will be introduced in this course by studying the development of oral literature and literary artists in other cultures. Then using this as background, attempts will be made to study ASL literary tradition by looking at life histories, narratives, and poetry performances.Prerequisite: DST 201 or permission of department; contact h-dirksen.bauman@gallaudet.edu.Tuition: PST: $804; Undergraduate: $2174.70 RID CMP: Gallaudet University is an approved RID CMP sponsor for continuing education activities. This Professional Studies program is offered for 4.5 CEUs at the introductory content knowledge level. Please click here for Academic Coursework Activity Report Form. Course Materials: Bauman,H., Nelson,J, and Rose, H. (2006) Signing the Body Poetic: Essays on American Sign Language Literature. University of California Press. ISBN-13: 978-0520229761 | ISBN-10: 0520229762

PST 674/EDU 763 Assessment & Individualized Planning in ASL/English Bilingual (3 credits)This course will address individualized planning for language and emergent literacy development that can be used as a guide for teaching and learning interventions to support a child's linguistic competence in American Sign Language (ASL) and English. Candidates will apply various American Sign Language (ASL) and English assessment tools to explore ways of assessing diverse deaf and hard-of-hearing candidates' language and literacy acquisition and learning at home and at school. Based on the results of these assessments, the Candidates will reflect on and identify the bilingual methodology approaches to meet the ASL and English language and literacy needs of candidates. They will apply these strategies to home plan, lesson and unit planning, and within their settings.Prerequisite: Permission of the program director; contact julie.mitchiner@gallaudet.edu. Tuition: PST: $804; Graduate: $2659.35Course Materials: Losardo, A. & Syverson, A. (2011) Alternative Approaches to Assessing Young Children, 2nd Edition. Brookes Publishing Company. (ISBN: 1598570870)Recommended Books: 1) French, M.M., (1999a) Starting with Assessment: A Developmental Approach to Deaf Children's Literacy. Pre-College National Missions Programs, Gallaudet University, Washington, D.C. 2) French, M.M. (1999b). The toolkit: Appendices for starting with assessment. Washington, DC: Pre-College National Mission Programs.

PST 675/EDU 768 Capstone II: ASL/English Bilingual Early Childhood Education for 0-5 (1 credits)This course introduces students to a variety of classroom management approaches and techniques, with an emphasis on working with students who have disabilities. Students are provided with a foundation and background in behavior management and discipline in special education. They will also consider theories and techniques that apply to individual students, classroom communities, and schoolwide communities. Prerequisite: Permission of program director; julie.mitchiner@gallaudet.edu. Tuition: PST: $268; Graduate: $886.45Course Materials: TBA

PST 712/EDU 772 Classroom Management (3 credits)This course introduces students to a variety of classroom management approaches and techniques, with an emphasis on working with students who have disabilities. Students are provided with a foundation and background in behavior management and discipline in special education. They will also consider theories and techniques that apply to individual students, classroom communities, and schoolwide communities. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor; christina.yuknis@gallaudet.edu. Tuition: PST: $804; Graduate: $2659.35 Course Materials: TBA

PST 713/EDU 773 Home-School Continuum: Collaboration with Families, Paraeducators and Professionals (3 credits)In this course students will examine current trends and concerns which characterize the changing American family and draw implications for education, students with disabilities and their families. They will examine family, community and school structures, patterns and relationships. Students will explore a variety of theories, concepts, principles, and models utilized when implementing effective family, school, and community partnership, in addition to collaboration among IEP team members and when working with other professionals, in regard to students and families with special and diverse needs. Students will identify and discuss the uses and applications of community and school resources in supporting families and students with disabilities. They will also learn and simulate techniques for interacting with parents and examine collaboration strategies for interdisciplinary team efforts. In addition, students will focus on topics/challenges that face families with children with disabilities such as: sibling support, respite care, financial planning, transition planning, independent living and IEP meetings.Prerequisite: Permission of program director; maribel.garate@gallaudet.edu. Tuition: PST: $804; Graduate: $2659.35Course Materials: Turnbull,Ann (2011). Families, Professionals, and Exceptionality: Positive Outcomes Through Partnerships and Trust, 6 Edition. Pearson.

PST 665/ITF 706 Deaf and Hard of Hearing Infants and Toddlers and Their Families: Capstone, Part II (2 credits)This course provides the opportunity for candidates in the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Infants, Toddlers and their Families: Collaboration and Leadership (ITF) Interdisciplinary Graduate Certificate Program to engage in a capstone project related to deaf and hard of hearing infants, toddlers and their families.Prerequisite: Admission to the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Infants, Toddlers and Families: Collaboration and Leadership (ITF) Interdisciplinary Graduate Certificate Program or permission of instructor; contact beth.benedict@gallaudet.edu or marilyn.sass-lehrer@gallaudet.edu.Tuition: PST $536; Graduate: $1772.90 Course Materials: None (use the same textbook from PST 664/ITF 705)

PST 663/ITF 703 Strategies for Developing Communication, Language and Cognition for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Infants and Toddler (3 credits)This online course is the fourth course in the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Infants, Toddlers and Families: Collaboration and Leadership Interdisciplinary Certificate Program. The course addresses the methods, strategies and techniques for developing language, communication, cognition and literacy for infants and toddlers who are deaf or hard of hearing and their families. Candidates will acquire knowledge of assessments used to describe the strengths and needs of these children. The course emphasizes an interdisciplinary collaborative approach and the roles of related professionals (e.g., audiologists, early childhood educators, speech-language pathologists, social workers, psychologists, etc.). Strategies and resources will address the continuum of communication and language opportunities including the development of spoken English and American Sign Language.Prerequisite: Admission to the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Infants, Toddlers and Families: Collaboration and Leadership (ITF) Interdisciplinary Graduate Certificate Program or permission of instructor; contact beth.benedict@gallaudet.edu. Tuition: PST: $804; Graduate: $2659.35 Course Materials: Bodner-Johnson, B and Benedict, B. S. (2012). Bilingual Deaf and Hearing Families: Narrative Interviews. Washington, D.C: Gallaudet University Press. This textbook is available at www.amazon.com or www.gupress.gallaudet.edu.

PST 325 Interpreting as a Career (2 credits)An introduction to the basic theories, principles and practices of interpreting, this online course will address the history of the profession, interpreters’ roles and responsibilities, and national/local organizations for interpreters. It is appropriate for beginning interpreters, advanced sign language students, and professionals who work with deaf people. Information is divided into four units: the field, the process, the ethics and the setting.Prerequisite: None Tuition: PST: $536RID CMP: Gallaudet University is an approved RID CMP sponsor for continuing education activities. This Professional Studies course is offered for 3.0 CEUs at the introductory content knowledge level. Participants interested in CEUs will need to submit an Academic Coursework Activity Report Form.Course Materials: Humphrey, Janice & Alcorn, Bob (2007). So you want to be an interpreter? An introduction to sign language interpreting,4th Edition. Seattle, WA: H & H Publishing. Additional Readings Posted in Blackboard: The instructor will attach additional readings when appropriate on Blackboard during the semester. These should be read and incorporated into your weekly responses.

PST 326 NAD/RID NIC Test Preparation: Interview/Performance (1 credit)This course will prepare RID test candidates to take the interview and performance components of the current National Interpreter Certification examination. For the interview portion, students will practice responding to ethical scenarios as they are presented in the test. They will practice with hypothetical questions and record themselves responding to a mock exam. For the performance portion, the ten skill domains will be covered. Students will record themselves taking a mock performance exam and analyze their work. This course has pass/fail grading.Prerequisite: passed the NIC Written Exam or permission of instructor; contact carol.tipton@gallaudet.edu.Tuition: PST: $268; Residents of AL, DC, DE, FL, GA, KY, MD, MS, NC, PA, SC, TN, VA, and WV are eligible to take this course at a reduced cost through support by Gallaudet University's Regional Interpreter Education Center. Please go here to for more information.RID CMP: Gallaudet University is an approved RID CMP sponsor for continuing education activities. This Professional Studies course is offered for 1.5 CEUs at the introductory content knowledge level. Participants interested in CEUs will need to submit an Academic Coursework Activity Report Form.Course Materials:1) NIC Candidate Handbook 2011 2) NIC Interview/Performance Test References, see Appendix E, pg. 50 in the Candidate Handbook cited above. 3) NIC Performance Criteria, see Appendix C, pg. 40 in the Candidate Handbook cited above. 4) Code of Professional Conduct, see Appendix B, pg. 35 in the Candidate Handbook cited above. 5) RID NIC News Updates 6) Letter by Dennis Cokely a. Report from the RID psychometrician b. Follow up letter by Dennis Cokely 7. Cartwright, Brenda Encounters With Reality, 2nd Edition ISBN 978-0-916883-50-8 and RID NIC Practice DVD Optional Resources 1. Personal or Professional: The Ethics Conundrum DVD by Paula Browning. This video is optional, but contains a translation of the CPC in ASL and an in-depth discussion of its implications. Here is a direct link to her rendition of the CPC. 2. CCBC NIC Practice DVD. To order, send a $20 check, payable to CCBC, to Renuka Purimetla, Interpreter Preparation, CCBC Catonsville, 800 South Rolling Road, Catonsville, MD 21228.

PST 326 NAD/RID NIC Test Preparation: Interview/Performance (1 credit)This course will prepare RID test candidates to take the interview and performance components of the current National Interpreter Certification examination. For the interview portion, students will practice responding to ethical scenarios as they are presented in the test. They will practice with hypothetical questions and record themselves responding to a mock exam. For the performance portion, the ten skill domains will be covered. Students will record themselves taking a mock performance exam and analyze their work. This course has pass/fail grading.Prerequisite: passed the NIC Written Exam or permission of instructor; contact carol.tipton@gallaudet.edu.Tuition: PST: $268RID CMP: Gallaudet University is an approved RID CMP sponsor for continuing education activities. This Professional Studies course is offered for 1.5 CEUs at the introductory content knowledge level. Participants interested in CEUs will need to submit an Academic Coursework Activity Report Form.Course Materials:1) NIC Candidate Handbook 2011 2) NIC Interview/Performance Test References, see Appendix E, pg. 50 in the Candidate Handbook cited above. 3) NIC Performance Criteria, see Appendix C, pg. 40 in the Candidate Handbook cited above. 4) Code of Professional Conduct, see Appendix B, pg. 35 in the Candidate Handbook cited above. 5) RID NIC News Updates 6) Letter by Dennis Cokely a. Report from the RID psychometrician b. Follow up letter by Dennis Cokely 7. Cartwright, Brenda Encounters With Reality, 2nd Edition ISBN 978-0-916883-50-8 and RID NIC Practice DVD Optional Resources 1. Personal or Professional: The Ethics Conundrum DVD by Paula Browning. This video is optional, but contains a translation of the CPC in ASL and an in-depth discussion of its implications. Here is a direct link to her rendition of the CPC. 2. CCBC NIC Practice DVD. To order, send a $20 check, payable to CCBC, to Renuka Purimetla, Interpreter Preparation, CCBC Catonsville, 800 South Rolling Road, Catonsville, MD 21228.

PST 170 NAD/RID NIC Test Preparation: Written (1 credit)This course will prepare potential RID certification candidates to pass the written component of the National Interpreting Certification examination. The course will cover the ten content domains tested in this examination and techniques for handling the type of multiple choice test questions utilized. Students will take several practice tests to gauge their readiness for the actual examination. This course has pass/fail grading.Prerequisite: Must have completed an ITP Program, have taken an Introduction to Interpreting class and a Linguistics of ASL class, or permission of instructor; contact carol.tipton@gallaudet.edu.Tuition: PST: $268RID CMP: Gallaudet University is an approved RID CMP sponsor for continuing education activities. This Professional Studies program is offered for 1.5 CEUs at the introductory content knowledge level. Please click here for Academic Coursework Activity Report Form.Course Materials: Please click on each of links below for required reading materials.1) NIC Test Outline2) NIC Candidate Handbook 2014 3) NIC Knowledge Test References, page 48 of the NIC Candidate Handbook 2014 4) Veditz, George, “Preservation of the Sign Language” 5) Code of Professional Conduct, NIC Candidate Handbook, page 356) RID Standard Practice Papers (16)7) Pareja, Shonna. (2009). Master the NIC: Written Workbook, published by Shonna Pareja LLC, ISBN 978-0-615-30437-3, shonna@shonnamagee.com or call at 813/454-8958 or 386-868-2529. Contact the author to order the book. 8) Sample Generalist Written Test, published by RID

PST 361/LIN 263 Introduction to the Structure of American Sign Language (3 credits)An introduction to the "phonology," grammar, and semantics of American Sign Language, including studies of variations in structure related to factors of region, social class, ethnicity, age, and sex; studies of child language acquisition of American Sign Language; and studies of short-term memory processing in American Sign Language. Some comparisons with English and other languages will be offered. Prerequisite: LIN 101, or PST 374, or permission of the instructor Tuition: PST: $804; Undergraduate: $2174.70RID CMP: Gallaudet University is an approved RID CMP sponsor for continuing education activities. This Professional Studies program is offered for 4.5 CEUs at the introductory content knowledge level. Please click here for Academic Coursework Activity Report Form. Course Materials: Valli, Lucas, Mulrooney, Villanueva (2011 Linguistics of American Sign Language, 5th Edition: An Introduction ISBN: 978-1563685071 Additional readings may also be posted on our course website. Students will also be required to download and use ELAN (free software program available for assignments.)

PST 780 Peer Mentoring for Hearing Loss (3 credits)This course will focus on the mentoring process, applying all information learned up to this point. Boundaries for mentors will be explored, clearly defined, and contrasted with those of counseling professionals. A needs assessment format will be explored for application to the peer mentoring experience. Problem-solving models will be introduced and practical solutions will be discussed. The assertiveness continuum will be applied to communication strategies and effective use of these methods will be covered.Prerequisite: Contactmatthew.bakke@gallaudet.edu. Tuition: PST: $804Course Materials: Provided by instructor.

PST 748 GRE General Test Preparation (2 credits)This course prepares students for taking the general GRE as they prepare for applying to graduate school. Students will learn the type of questions presented on the exam and learn to identify the purpose and goals of questions in order to better understand them, and test taking strategies that can also be applied to other testing situations. Review of verbal and quantitative content as well as writing will further prepare students for the GRE.Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor; contact daniel.lundberg@gallaudet.edu.Tuition: $536Course Materials: Princeton Review (2012). Cracking the GRE Premium Edition with 6 Practice Tests, 2015 (Graduate School Test Preparation) The Princeton Review, Inc. Framingham, MA. The textbook is available at www.amazon.com. ISBN: 978-0-8041-2470-6 (0-8041-2470-1)

PST 895 Social Work Licensure Preparation (1 credit)This online course has been designed for social work students, graduates and professionals who want to prepare before taking the social work licensing exams. The course is totally accessible to deaf and hard of hearing participants and will focus on some testing issues that impact this population. You will learn about the requirements for taking the exam, how to apply, what study materials are helpful, how to benefit from licensing practice materials, the content areas of the exam, important social work vocabulary, test taking strategies, special accommodation issues and more.Prerequisite: NoneTuition: PST: $268Course Materials: DSM-V, Social Work Dictionary, ASWB Study Guide